Thread: Lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd caught in cheating scandal

Sittra Biabungkerd, an activist lawyer dedicated to helping victims of crime, is now embroiled in a scandal over the alleged cheating of an overseas client out of about 71 million baht invested in an online lottery platform.


Representing the damaged client, identified only as “Jatuporn”, lawyer Pattarapong Supasorn recently lodged a complaint against Sittra with police in the Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima.


Yesterday, Pattarapong asked Pol Col Veeraphol Rapiabpho, the superintendent of Pak Chong police, to transfer his case to the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), claiming that the bureau is better equipped to deal with it.


Veeraphol reportedly said that the Royal Thai Police have already assigned the case to the CIB.


CIB Deputy Commissioner Pol Maj-Gen Charoonkiat Pankaew, meanwhile, said that he had nothing to do with the transfer of the case and that he bears no personal grudge against Sittra.


Sittra has admitted receiving the 71 million baht (~€2,000,000) from Jatuporn, who lives in France, claiming it was payment of his professional fees, for taking care of her business in Thailand and for the development of an online lottery platform - not as a joint investment.


Speaking on a TV talk show, Sittra claimed that he had been paid about 300,000 baht a month by Jatuporn, as a retainer for his legal services.


Sittra is also accused of demanding seven million baht from iCon Group CEO Waratphol Waratvorakul, but he claimed that the money was intended for distribution to the company’s investors who lost money.

Lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd caught in cheating scandal

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demanding seven million baht from iCon Group CEO Waratphol Waratvorakul, but he claimed that the money was intended for distribution to the company’s investors who lost money.

Lawyer Sittra and wife charged with money laundering and fraud

Well-known Thai lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd and his wife were arrested by Crime Suppression Division (CSD) officers this morning, as they were heading for Chachoengsao province in their brown Porsche Cayenne.


Their car was stopped by the police on the highway in Phanom Sarakham district of Chachoengsao province. The police showed them the arrest warrants issued by the Criminal Court. Both were then escorted to the CSD in Bangkok.


According to the police, Sittra was charged with fraud and money laundering, while his wife, Patitta, was charged with money laundering only.

A complaint was filed with the CSD against Sittra by a Thai businesswoman based in France, Jatuporn Ubonlert, claiming that the lawyer had cheated her out of 71 million baht in an investment in an online gambling platform, which was never delivered to her, nor was her investment money returned.


Sittra, however, claims that the money was given to him out of affection and had nothing to do with the online gambling platform deal.


Sittra reported to the CSD on Tuesday to be questioned by the police regarding the 71 million baht.


The lawyer gained fame for his involvement in several high-profile cases, including:


• The 30-million baht lottery feud between retired police officer Chamroon Wimool and teacher Preecha Kraikruan in 2020. Sittra represented Chamroon in the ownership claim over the five first prize lottery tickets. The Kanchanaburi court awarded the lottery tickets to the real owner, Chamroon.


• The drama over the death of 3-year-old Nong Chompoo on a mountain in Mukdahan in 2021. Sittra defended for the suspect, Chaiphol Wipha, but later withdrew from the case. Chaiphol was sentenced to 20 years by the Mukdahan court last year.


• The drowning of actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong, after she fell from a speed boat into the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi in February 2022. Sittra represented the deceased’s mother.

Lawyer Sittra and wife charged with money laundering and fra